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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
THE ORPHANS NEW YEAR.

Cold is the night, and the wind blows wild
And the clouds scrd swiftly by,
And the beating RAN falls pitiless
On a little orphan boy, :.
Wandering, friendless, alone in the dark, -
Alone in the crowded street y
Less than naught to the human throng, -
That careless pass and meet. rs
Iwonder If ever a home he had, ~;
This desolate orphan, and where: ssEfs
The mother who bore him, did she love .ySia7
This child with the tangled hair? ZAsa
Iwonder If brother or sister he had, as+@f'
II ever father he knew? =
Or if no ever cat Of bread in his life, g
Or of meat, as the rest of US do?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
Dinner Of Fish. Jan. I. 1870.

Given by tho Irish lords to the marie
and his brethren aldermen OF London.
| First course,
Browne and m,istardc, dcd ciiyes IA burncur.
| frumcnt, with balein (Whale); pyAu On srracc.
| lamprey, powdered; trought, codIyne, playes.
fryed; mariinc. frycd; crabbys. icche hmbard,
| foryshed; tartys,
The second COURSE was:
Gely, colered with cciunblne flowers; xiite
potaSe, or cremo Of clraandes; brene OF the sea,
conGcur, solys, ehcyen. barbyn, with rachc:
| freshe samon, haly-bst, Eurnsrde, rocket,
| broylcd; smeltb, fryed; crews or lobster,
lamprey, fresh baken; Ganpcync, noarished
with royal scochon.
The third course was;
Dates in compost. cromc motto, cnrpe deere,
turbut, fcncb, peFchc with goion, frcshe stur-
geon With wcikcs, porpcroas rosted, rncnncs
fryed, crevis de cave Goucc, praEys, eI-s roasted
with lamprey. Aleche, called the whyto lechc,
forrlshed with blacktborn lcScs and red hawcs,
and a great narchc re-. Ginger cake), on which
was wrought the names OF rSi the guests
The account tells how each diner was
furnished with patty to take homo to
his family, which contained q little of
every dish served at the table, wliish il
appears was the custom these days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
To write ON rhat Now Loaf.

The man who viii not execute his ress-
buttons when they azs fresh upon him can
have no hope from them afterwards; they
win be dissipated, lost and perish In the
hurry Of the world or in the slough Of In
dolence.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

Those who ere really awake to the
sights and POUNDS WHICH the procession
Of the months offers them find endless en-
tertainment and instruction. Yet there
are great multitudes who are present ct
IS many as thrcescorc and ten perform
ances, without ever observing the chief
actors In the great drama. Lowell.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

on the account of Sd which is the fine In
case you lose the password, which I
should not have done had not the horse
run away with me sad caused me to de-
stroy $40 worth Of chickens and ducks
belonging to farmer; and so, my dear
father, if do not have The $50 at once
shall not have chance of promotion, and
thus shall be deprived of the pleasure of
passing New Years day with you and my
dear mother.
"Your obedien5 and dutiful son.
The answer was tlis:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29


There was received at the St. louis
stock yards last week -, 3I0 cattle, H.
30 sheep, and % G10 hogs. =
The VIII crop of Manitoba this sea,
son will give am export surplus of from
6, 000, GOO to 2, 900. 900 bushels, which will
fall far short of making mp the deficiency
in Ontario.
The Arkansas eolorcd state fair at Pine
Bluff was successful undertaking. The
exhibits developed fully the capacity of
the negro for industrial and Agricultural
enterprises.
Reports on the corn crop received dur
ing last week show reduction in the es-
Inmates of the Yield per acre In the states
of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Kansas,
end an increase in Ioya and Missouri.
UpaI is selling at sl0.50 at Sun River
Ia
Ace Manfsoba's gross earnings for Sep
tember azEountcd to $847, 900, an increase
4 s26, QQe 1wsr Sepf4rpber. 1853
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
a little diplomat.

A little girl about comes to her father,
who is reading. Pretty end merry face.
Father bends in listening attitude.
ssPapa, want to ask your advice"
"Well, my dear, what Is itS''
"What do you think it will be best for
you to give me New Year's?''
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

The yellow fever situation at Tampa,
Fla, is improving.
Montana citizens viii make deter
mined effort to have the Northern Chey-
enne reservation opened for settlement.
Precedent McLouth, Of the Rrookings,
OAK, AGRICULTURAL College, Is In Wash
mgton looking after BIZ app priation for
experimental purposes.
All of the western roads have agreed
20 make uniform rate of q cents mile
IN 2.OD0 mile tickets, retaining the 21z
sent rate on the 1000 mile tickets.
The Pacific railroad investigating conn
nittee has refused to allow the testi-
monF taken befere them to be used in
criminal proceedings against Jay Could
and Russell Sage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

AN OLD FASHIONED NEW YEARS.
ciel thing Of meeting on New. Years Day,
The day Is still kept, however, but M q
different way. Dinners, entertainments,
country parties and merry making5, rides,
improinptu dances and the like have taken
the place OF making and receiving calls.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
The second course was:
The third course was;
Names of tho Months.

The Roman namss Of the months, as
settled by Augustus, have also been used
in oil Christian cogntries excepting Hol-
land, where tho following set Of names
prevails:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29

The Minneapolis syndicate of capital
SITS, who purchased thirty acres of Barn
bluff at Red Wing, Mimi, for the lime
deposits. are going 70 erect two klns st
once, y:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
Little Falls & Dakota.
Minnesota G northwestern R'y

Minnesota & Northwestern KY.
Leave Arrive
Isl. Paul. STATIONS. lSt: raul:
1870 MISt. Louis & kas lily EXP 1850 N
! 7:e5 NJ S:oo M
7:05 NJ bulue eXprt SIS. $50 NJ
Randolph ,NOrth!ield Far- >
1850 NJ iDault 4 Walerville aco. tll:2O AM
Dodge Centre. Rocnester,
4:3OP VI Austin aud Lyle acc. ltll:2O AM
Daily ex. Sunday. ex. Saturdays Exc
Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-12-29
The wave is breaking on t.,o shore

lie echo FADING ITO5n tDe clIIslc-
Ag4iu the shadow movcth DER
The dial plate of tirnef -Whittie1
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
THE KATYDIDS.

Night after night, ill the old elm trees, queer discussion has long been held; Such war of words 'twould have taken a
 host
 of peacemakers ever the feud to have
 quelled, An individual-katy by name It seems the quarrel was all about; But who was Katy, or what she had done, our earnest cnleaVor- could ncer make
 out! An Irate voice in the topmost bough In challenging tones erred, "katy didt" From lower limb in quick response Came "katy didn'tih in triumph stld Then from friendly trees that had long
 clasped arms,
 Reaching across ocr the broad highway Called new contestants, both pro and con, With ardor joining this odd aflrav- Till the dear old tree that had nodding stood So quiet and peaceful all day long, Whispering only in loving mood Tremulous thrilled by the wild bird's song seemed filled with gOs~Iping, clamoring
 tongues
 That rose and fell on the evening ar, While "Katy didn and "katy dIdn't" Wee heard and repeated everywhere All through the early autumn niShts, The woodlands turned to crim son and gold, Brown and russct--the birds grew mute; But one starry night-when the winds were
 chill,
 1 heard voice from the elm tree call, That in this contention was the last word Ii just said katy and that was all.
 -- -fMHford T1nes
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
Sedentary Men and Stimulants.
North American Review.

It is certain that sedentary men (un- less their capacities arc restricted) are quite as heavy caters as laborers, and rarely escape the disorders mentioned. The exceptions named comprise those who already suffer from these maladies, or who, by the habitual use of the so-called paratriptics, tea coffee, tobacco, wine, etc, daily lessen the waste of the brain, and thus diminish the amount of necessary food. Setting these aside, every hospitable house. keeper knows, and exact experiment proves, that sedentary men are quite as large consumers as an equal num- Der of daily laborers. They must eat largely or fail to obtain sutfi- cient brain supply from food which contains but a small portion of it.. Even then it is probable that the nervous tissues often suffer from star vation. Else why the frequent ex- amples of collapse in this class of the community? The only really ef- fective and feasible means of palliation in this dilemma are to be found in the judicious employment of those sub stances which nature has placed in our hands, apparently for this pur- pose, and which the blind instinct of man has always discovered and ap- piled. refer to the so-called para triptics-or preventers of waste in the body. Of these the most common and best known are wine, tea, coffee and tobacco. Other substances, such as the South American coca, the betcl nut, and all the narcotics exhibit sim liar powers.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
Degradation of Hindoo Women,
Boston Traveller.

Miss Swainson, lady who has la bored for some years in the Zenanas of the Punjaub, related her experience a short time ago in Dr. Thain David sons Presbyterian church in London. The condition of Hindoo women was described as one of great degradation. It was disgrace to woman if she was not married before she was twelve. Among the upper classes they had no occupation but such as was implied in braiding their hair, smoking and counting their jewelry. She had met women who had been in one room for thirty years. If they fell ill they were often left alone to die. It was believed by them that the highest happiness was to be at tained by being sutlocated in the mud of the Ganges, because by that means the individual woman was trans formed into COW. The lot of the widows was so wretched that some of them were not thankful to the gov ernment for the law which prevented them being burned on the funeral pyre of their husbands. Christianity, Miss Swainson said, had done much for the Hindoo woman; but much re- mained to be done.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

have been periodical sufferer from Hay Fever Ca most annoying and loathsome aillictiom, since the summer of 1879, and until used Ely's Cream Balm was never able to find any relief until cold weather, l can truthtully say that Cream Balm cured me. I regard it as of great value, and would not be without it during the Hay Fever season.
 L. NJ. GEORGIA, Binghampton, NY.
 was afflicted with Hay Fever for seven years-Ely's Cream Balm cured me entirely. H. D. CALLAHAN, I x St. l.. R. R.. Terre Haute, Ind.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

His wife promised that she would, and she kept her word.
 There were quite number of dis tinguished persons present at the mansion of Judge Smythe, and Sam did nothing to mar the harmony of the occasion until after supper was over. He felt very tired, and wanted to go home Miss Tillie Smythe was the belle of the evening, and, in his absent -mindedness, Sam mistook her for his wife. The wrctchcd man, with q disgusted yawn, tapped Miss Tillic familiarly on the shoulder, and said
 ''Come, darling you know what a time have getting you out of bed in the morning in time for breakfast. Hadn't we better be going home?"
 There was a scene. Miss Tillie seemed to think that she had been ill., suited. It was with great difficulty that Judge Smythc was prevented from sending tor policeman. After sam Bixby and his wife got home, he had no reason to complain of her un- willingness to assist him in curing himself of those absent minded spells There was sore place on his head whence she had pulled a supcrHout bunch of his hair that hurt him fol months afterward. Bud Smythe, { brother of Miss Tillic, was also vii. ling and anxious to cooperate witt Mrs. Bixby in curing her husband. | somebody had not taken the pisto away from him he would have per. manently cured him, but there was nc occasion for his kindly aid. Bixby never suffered a relapse that amounted to anything. Whenever he showed any symptoms, Mrs. Bixby hersel was seized with an absent minded spell On one. occasion she mistool him at the breakfast table for the slop. bowl-poured cup of hot coffee down his back. Absent mindcdnesl had become contagious. Whenever sam had a spell, Mirandy had one too It he became absent minded, she wa subject to similar hallucinations ant one day she pounded him for fifteel minutes with potato masher, under the delusion that he was an Irish DO tato. Occasionally she mistook hin for pin-cushion until he howled, ant then his absent -mindedness was gone Sam Bixby is no longer absent minded -Drahe's Irorele's' Mngazine.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
Cincinnati and Atlanta.

These two cities now boast the two best wo-dollar-a-day hotels in America--the Palace, at Cincinnati, and the Markham, at Atlanta. Mr. Erwin Maxwell, who made the Palace the favorite with travelling men at Cincinnati, is now doing the same thing with the Markham. Both are strictly first-class hotels, but the fare is only $2 day. MT. Erwin Maxwell is permanently located at Atlanta, Mir. Walter II. Maxwell remaining in charge of the Palace.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
Getting Even.
Detroit Free Press.

"Ah. good morning~ he saluted across the aisle of the car.
 "Good morning, sir" stiffly replied the lady addressed.
 "Did you enjoy your trip to the bay?"
 when:"
 "Last week, ma'am.'
 "Why, 1 wasn't down there ''
 ''No, but saw your husband down there, and the register of the hotel bore the names of-"
 "Shp whispered man beside him, at the same giving his sleeve pull.
 "Bore what names?" sharply queried the woman as her fingers clenched.
 But the two men stalked out of the front door and dropped of. She looked after them, shut her teeth hard together, and was out on the platform and ready to alight before the car was withina square of her street.
 "Did you see him down there?' asked the friend, as the two got away from the car.
 "Naw. Of course not"
 "What did you talk it for?n
 "Her husband black -balled me in a society, and Pve been laying for him for three years"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
Historic Men of Memory.
Win Liscnbce, in St. Louis Magazine

Will Liscnbee, in St. Louis Magazine.
 The history of the world has been dotted along with the names of those who have possessed remarkable mem ories. As far back as the remote pe- riods of antiquity we are told there lived men who were famous for their wonderful powers of memory.
 It is said of Themistocles that he could call by their name the people of Athens, which city then numbered twenty thousand inhabitants.
 George III of England, though de- ficient in education, never forgot a name once or face one seen.
 A schoolteacher of London, whose name was Dawson, possessed re- markable memory. He could repeat the book of Job and the Psalms, and on wager of two hundred pounds he repeated, without the aid of book, Spencer's "Faerie Queene," a poem of nearly four thousand stanZas of nine lines each!
 Parsons, the Greek scholar. could repeat Miton's "Paradlse Lost" back wards.
 A monk who resided in Moscow in the fifteenth century could repeat the whole of the New Testament.
 It has been written of the Bourbons that they never forgot mans name nor his face, and this has been some- times considered as a true sign of their royal natures.
 Houdin was once invited with his son to gentleman's house to give a private seance, and as they went up- stairs they passed the library door, which was partially open. In that single moment young Charles Houdin read off the names of twelve volumes and recognized the position of two busts.
 The gentleman, during the seance, was artfully led by the father to ask some questions relating to the library, and was astonished by the accuracy of the magician's answers.
 Boone, the blind negro pianist, who has given performances through sev- eral states, has most wonderful mem- ory in connection with his art. From once hearing it he was able to play Lizst's celebrated "Hungarian Rhap- sody" without missing note
 Blind Tom also performed similar feats.
 Mozart, when only thirteen years old, played a new opera from one hearing, which had been composed ex- pressly to test his skill.
 A writer, referring to this incident, says "He not only reproduced the opera from memory-which was a very difficult without missing a single note, but on a second playing threw in Variations in such manner that all who heard him were speech less with astonishment"
 Mckenzie tells us most interesting story about Carolan, a blind Irish harper and composer, who once chal- lenged a famous Italian violinist to a trial of skill.
 The Italian played the fifth con- certo of Vivaldi on his violin; then, to the astonishment of all present, Carolan, who had never before heard the concerto, took his harp and played it through from beginning to end without missing single note.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

If you wish to arouse woman's enthusiasm, or awaken her gratitude confer benefit upon her children, and if you know of little one who is the victim of worms, recommend the use of Whites Cream Vermifuge, and thereby confer favor which only fond mother can appreciate. This remedy is the best worm medicine in the world.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

A man escaped from d Rhode Island jail by making a rope of news papers twisted together. Another it. lustration of the power of the press. Now is the time to subscribe.-N Nor- rtstOcn Heauid
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

Colgan's "Taffy Tolu" is an indis- pensable toilet requisite. It keeps the mouth clean and healthy, preserves the teeth, promotes digestion, and gives fragrance to the breath.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

"You may say what you please about Pompano," said Bagley, hotly, but you must acknowledge that he is generous to fault" "I admit it. said Mrs. Bagley-"to his own fault.' - -Erchdage.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

We have no hesitation in recom- mending Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover as sure cure for dan- druff, and to restore the natural color of the hair.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

Mercury may have been the mes senger of the gods: but when he gets away into the nineties it seems as if he were the messenger of some other fellow.-Puck.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

You have tried and were pleased with them. They stimulate the liver, reg ulate the bowels, improve the com plexion. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

The believer in metempsychosis is convinced that after death some men will turn into mules-they are such chronic kickers.-C Chdriestosca Enter n1.iSe
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

They call it the .'Cotters' Saturday Night" at Naragansett Pier, because the surplus crowd has to sleep GU cots in the hotel parlors.- Boston Herdtd.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01
SCRATCHED 28 YEARS.
A ScaIy, itching Skin Disease, with Endless Suffering Cured by Cuticura
 Remedies.

If l had known of the curleuRA REMEDIES twentyeight years ago it would have saved me s2OooO two hundred dollars) and an immense amount oi suffering; My disease lPsoriarisl csm- menced on my head In spot not larger than a cent. It spread rapidly all over my body and got under my nails. The scales would drop off of me all the time, and my suffering was endless, and without relief. One thousand dollars would not tempt me to have the disease over again am a poor man but feel rich to be relieved of what some Of the doctors said was leprosy, some ring worm, psoriasis etc. I took and Sarsapa- rtllas over one year and n half but cure. went to two or three doctors and no cure. cannot praise the CUTICURA REMEDIES too much. They have made my skin clear and free from scales as baby's. All used of them three boxes of CUrICURA, and three bottles of CUTIcURA RESoL- VENT and two cakes of CuTIeURA SoAP. If you had been here and said you would have cured me for $SO.O0 you would have had the money. I looked like the picture in your book of Psoriasis (pictuTe number two. How to Cure Skin Diseases, but now am as clear as any person ever was. Through force Of habit rub my hands my arms and legs to scratch once in awhile, but to no purpose. 1 am all we'll II scratched twenty eight years, and 1t got to be kind of second nature to me. thank you thousand times. Anything more that you want ts know write me, or any one who reads this may write to me and will answer if.
 DENNIS DOWNING.
 WArERRURN. VT, Jan. 70 1ss7
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

Whitewashing a man by a set ot printed resolutions is common form of word paintiDg.-Ne,e Orleans Pic- dyuse.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

A pretty woman in a bathing suit is decidedly an attractive object, but a man in bathing suit is spectacle to make angels weep.-Sdodnadh Nesos.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

The " Monon route is the shortest, speediest, safest and best between Louisville and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

Passengers who once try the "Mo- non" route. which is the model line from Cincinnati and Louisville to Chicago, never name it but to praise it..
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-10-01

Children Cry for Pitchers castoria.
 -Adr.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-05
Bayard,s bad Break.

Washington, Dec. LA member of
congress who recently returned from
England, where he had special advan-
tagea for obtaining inside infor-
nation on the fishery question, says:
The British government last spring
and summer desired above all things to
avoid any complication with the United
States. The British foreign office cared
very little about the complaints OF Oan-
ada or about her fishing interests if
these were TO be placed in the balance
against possibility of serious conflict
with the United States. OF this fact the
Canadian authorities were we'll advised,
and this was cause OF grievous com.
plant against the home government.
United States Minister Phelps had pre-
sented the case OF the Unite States in O
remarkably able manner and
had insisted upon such an
interpretation OF the treaty oi
1878 as void give satisfaction to all per-
sons in the United States who were ;n
terested in ihe fisheries. The Bsitist
government. was about to accept tiht
interpretation upon which Minister
Phelps had insisted, when dispatch
was received by Minister Phelps from
Secretary Bayard with directions that i
be read to the proper British authorities
which at once changed the situation
This dispatch stated that the UHitet
States, under all circumstances. wishet
j to sYoid any complication with Grea